These grants were primarily for spay/neuter, live release, anti-cruelty, intake reduction, relocation, and equine programs).and about $70 million on compensation. I just cancelled mine! Huffington Post, 29 May 2014 Ive donated to this charity before because I believe in the cause. I have seen this same treatment used on employees where the CEO walk with peoples retirement money. Seems more is spent on employees instead of the animals. Bershadker isnt the only cat getting fat at the ASPCA: 158 other employees (more than a tenth of the organization) made six-figure salaries. spay/neuter, education, veterinary services, etc) and yet more donations were left unspent (nearly $17 million in 2014) than were delivered in grants to other organizations ($14 million) providing these services. Totally disgusting. From God. WTF!! Up to today, I was a monthly donor. P.S , Just think how many more Animals could have been fed or saved or with that $100,000. The calculation that states that when you divide the salaries by all employees each person makes approximately $67k it is inequitable; yet again; from what I can see many employees are probably receiving pay that is below minimum wage so those at the top can take advantage of these people just like the animals. Once again, I am writing to ask that the ASPCA and the No Kill Advocacy Center partner to submit the enclosed "Rescue Rights Law" in New York State. A little less to CEO & other and more to the real cause the ANIMALS would be a good idea. Feb. 23, 2023. This crap should be against the law. You give nothing to these poor animals. They arent animal rescue.. Their Vegan spear headed animal rights and their real agenda is against the agriculture industries in this nation. There is no difference between dogs, cats, cows, pigs, elephants, etc. However, what really happens to the animals if we all stop giving?? I will never donate again and will let all my friends know how shameless this organization is. Many other local Humain Societies that 85% plus really goes for help. It's appalling that such activities -- conducted with the goal of helping a private-sector industry turn a higher profit -- are subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. Anything to keep the donations coming in. The moral,of the story? Donate your time if you are able to help and better enable all resources donated to actually fix the problems. There is a good reason CharityWatch gives ASPCA a C gradebut perhaps it should be an F.. How to Fight a Puppy Mill. It is sad world when greed becomes our worship of choice. hey Anne, perhaps I am reading it wrong? While the damn CEO makes over a half million a year? The salaries are ridiculous. Top Person Matthew Bershadker. 23 key executives were given $6 million in compensation (although $416,660 were severance payments to two former employees and $191,66 was for consulting services for the former President and CEO): 13 of the 23 (57%) most highly compensated employees are female while 10 (43%) are male. We have no information about his girlfriend/boyfriend. People need to stop donating to this. Get this info out on Social media. The ASPCA donates on average, 7% of its collected donations in the form of grants to pet shelters, annually. Will you do the same? He holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Ohio University. I WATCH THE COMMERCIALS EVERYDAY. Will have to think hard before I done the monies I planned. I volunteer for and donate to a golden retriever rescue organization and donate to our local Humane Society and San Antonio Pets Alive. And to think I used to donate to you. You Will Reap What You Sew. They dont get anything from ASCPA. Salary as a percentage of the budget is meaningless (i.e. They can stop the reoccurring charges on your credit card. Find Matthew Bershadker stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. My local shelter will get my money! I dont know where you got your 82% figure from but my info differs! Matt Bershadker Phone Number Found 6 phone numbers: 646-321-XXXX 212-535-XXXX 347-346-XXXX 646-645-XXXX 650-952-XXXX +1 more View Matt's Email & Phone (It's Free) 5 free lookups per month. Matt Bershadker, ASPCA President & CEO As many of you know well, the consequences of poverty's impact on dogs, cats, and horses are felt very intensely by community shelters and rescues, The good news is that the animal welfare community is very resilientperhaps taking our cue from irrepressible animals themselves. i love animals and have given homes to strays that have no home and give them a nice home full of love. Under Matt's leadership, the ASPCA has established critical programs across the country dedicated to the safety . I wish more of the money went to helping the animals instead of lining the pockets of employees so I dont donate anymore, Not much money goes for the animals most of it goes to the greedy people I will not be donating to this anymore. Make sure you look at how Ravi placed his wife and and 2 daughters on the 6 figure payroll. Nor even close. Our money is not really going to the animals but rather someones pocket! Police/feds . 148 contractors were paid in excess of $100,000 with the five largest being: Three professional fundraisers were paid $2 million to raise $12 million through direct marketing, fundraising services, and membership appeals. Huh? sounds like my little stray cat backyard refuge has done more good than these people have done in the last 10 years, and it comes out of my pocket. We can replace all this simply by being proactive on the local level. Note that donations to sanctuaries are generally used for vets, staff, meds, food, and the property that houses them. i think everyone who really cares for animals should do the same. From now on my money goes to local shelters and animal rescue organizations. So very sad! These facts are too hard to even comprehend. They prey on peoples love for animals and use shams to collect money. If this organization aligns with your passions and values, you can give with confidence. I would never donate to a charity like this! You are not donating to the animals here you giving to a bunch of greedy, scamming, fundraisers for their own profit. In 2021 CBS News did a piece on ASPCA showing that funds aren't necessarily going where donors believe they are going. The ASPCA also spent $89.1 million on fundraising-related expenses to churn out direct mail and other appealsfactory fundraising, if you will. Peter Abbay. STUPID,,,,,,!!!!!!! The ads are effective. How Revenue is Spent at the AFL-CIO(2020), Executive Compensation at the American Bankers Association (ABA)2020, How the Metropolitan Museum of Art Spends Revenue(2021), $63 million (33% of revenue): Salaries, Pension, Benefits, and Payroll Taxes, $ 6 million (3% of revenue): Compensation to 23 key employees, $27 million (14% of revenue): Advertising and Promotion. This organization is a rip off, misleading, and federal action should be taken against them. Gee, what about those needy animals in ASPCA ads? I have called them several times, only to be disconnected, and I have emailed them several times, only to receive emails back that they receive my message, along with a do not reply in the message line. I WILL continue to look and research for a place that TRULY needs donations for rescuing, medical attention, supplies , food, clean water, clean comfortable beds for these terrified , sickly, lonely animals. They should feel guilty making that much money when animals are suffering. You are a joke. How do the 6 figure executives live with themselves? Normally the ad cost for an Instagram ad post is based on the number of followers on the account. I USED TO GIVE EVERY MONTH NOT ANYMORE. Would anyone like to start a charity to do what they say they do. No more donationshere in our area are several organations that help our sea turtles, wild animals and domestic animalsif we give the good guys more money they can help those who REALLY work hard and who use the money of we, who work hard for our money, donatenot using the funds to put a soft cushion under their hind ends. What a fraud!! How is that when the ty left 10% on the table. It is cruelty to animals at the very least the way this organization uses donations. Ok u know when u go to Google & ask how much of my donations actually goes for the animals. Its despicable! Learn more about our criteria and methodology. Ill give to A No Kill shelter. Do your homework before you spew false information. This has forced me to make the decision to STOP donating to these charitable organizations! The financial breakdown on this post is completely wrong. After all is said and done. He holds an MBA from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from Ohio University. One bunch of moraless thieves protecting another. This means Bershadker's pay is more than 6 times the average nonprofit CEO. I THOUGHT THAT THIS ORGANIZATION REALLY HELP THE NEEDED AND HOPLESS ANIMALS. Here is the link to Ravi stroking Joyce Meyer. They need to be shut down. Bershadker is a 12-year veteran of the ASPCA, serving most recently as Senior Vice President of the Anti-Cruelty Group (ACG). I was just about to sign up for the $19.00 a month. Please take those commercials off. Keep an eye on the monthly statement These people are sneaky. Open letter to ASPCA CEO Matthew Bershadker: This is what a Society for the PREVENTION of Cruelty to Animals does. They are horrible. Bershadker and his family wanted an adult dog that was good with kids and other animals. Thats why I dont donate to anyone any more. So they have been taking money from my credit card and my bank/credit card companies can do nothing to stop this because ASPCA goes through various channels to a sure they receive their money to pay their workers, with, I read, 3 to 6% of the money actually going to help the animals. Its sad knowing that you can sleep knowing that only less than a quarter on 1% even goes to the cause. GOOD LORD. The companies were formed over a twenty year period with the most recent being incorporated eight years ago in July of 2014. No credit card required. And i have no interest in getting a reward for giving. This is criminal! According to a Charity Navigator study, the average nonprofit CEO's pay is $123,000. This is absolutely terrible. I watch your ads and I cry for these animals and then to find out that the agency is a fraud outrageous!! According to the newly released tax returns, ASPCA CEO Matthew Bershadker received about $770,000 in compensation in 2018. According to a Charity Navigator study, the average nonprofit CEOs pay is $123,000. Angst at the ASPCA. And this is not the only, non-profit that is a rip-off in favor of the people working for it. It doesnt seem to collect donations for animals. I already do a monthly check of $ 200 to the local animal shelter but thought this ASPCA deserved some help also . I will give to my local shelter. I dont mind paying people decent wages but these things are nothing but donation scams preying on good hearted people who actually believe this money is going to save puppy mill dogs and abused animals. Also, we have no idea about his brother and sister, and we dont know their names either. Donors need to speak up to bring about change. Take care of the animals. And, contrary to your statement that vegans are from another planet, they are, in fact, trying to save this planet from people like yourself. Just found out my wife has been donating $19 per month. Better to give it to the local shelter. . They will never get a penny out of me. I prefer to stay local or choose a group that explains their spending more clearly. I wouldnt give to the ASPCA period. Give to your local organizations where you can walk into a building and see the animals and the benefits delivered directly to the animals. Matt drove the ASPCAs $25 million obligation to help in danger creatures and animal people in the more noteworthy Los Angeles metropolitan district make headway. 128 employees received more than $100,000 in compensation. A well established veterinarian who dedicated his life on helping people and their pets (family members) do not come close to making your salary. I check out any organization now before I donate. If you want me to look at any local shelters Form 990, just send me a message. Now I understand why they want to make sure that the big salaries can be met. Do yourself a favor, READ THE ACTUAL SCIENCE (PubMed and http://www.nutritionfacts.org) and dont rely on the uneducated and misinformed idiots making you tube videos as your education source. Would Love to donate monies at time of my deathhowever conconcrned about HIGH compensation to senior employees and minimal % spent on animals. One commenter wrote that they should be ashamed of themselves. My heart is broken over and over. Imagine what a real animal rescue operation could do with $200,000,000.00 dollars a year The HSUS is no better nor is PETA .. Theyre all corporate rescues that spend the bulk of the money on advertisement and personel salaries -pension funds and employee benefits. START HELPING THESE ANIMALS. A 501 (c) (3), the ASPCA files an IRS Form 990 annually which provides financial information on the organization to the public. 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Here is the link: https://paddockpost.com/2019/01/17/executive-compensation-at-the-aspca-2017/. I tell everyone I can about what a fraud they are. Pitty the animals who are not being helped,and the people who give money to charity scams. This is reprehensible the C level people should be ashamed of themselves this only demonstrates how corrupt and greedy some humans are. !what happened to volunteers??? When I called to have the mistake corrected, I was told that the problem was fixed. I thought this was suppose to be about the animals not the administrations ridiculous salaries. Cookie Notice How do you folks lay your heads on pillows under warm blankets and sleep at night, knowing youve barely helped any animals that day?? The ASPCA needs to be held accountable. He could donate 400 thousand of his salary and still make good money. But after seeing these salaries I will have to cancel . As president and CEO of ASPCA, he has been related with the association from that point forward. disgraceful and our YOU NED TO BE INVESTIGATED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW. I too am shocked and disappointed with how the ASPCA handles its organization and the funding it receives. Today's guest post is written by Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), which celebrated its 150th Birthday in 2016. Looks like CEO,S and management are more important than the animals you advertise in commercials. When it comes to making sure your money goes to animals, the best thing you can do is give to a local animal shelter. (and before anyone says I will you wont because you dont have the skills or connections to raise nearly a million dollars a day). The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. i was thinking of leaving my estate to ASPCA, but not now, so sad, so wasteful, not enough for the animal care. The CEOs compensation directly from the ASPCA was listed at $804,372 with an additional $47,859 listed as other compensation from the organization and related organizations. For a non-profit organization, thats obscene! Please send the ASPCA an email. The organization is staff intensive because of the services provided (i.e. I highly recommend looking at a local animal shelter that isnt paying NYC rents/costs/etc and that isnt paying a portion of donations to a national organization. So, how much of every dollar raised is actually and directly spent benefiting the animals??? I will never give again to this organization or any others I cannot find where the money exceeds 15 percent for any admin. These organizations are there to enrich themselves and have no interest in caring for the animals. Every single one of you ought to shrink at your image in the mirror. You know, I think they do care but often times these organizations grow and people have their jobs with salaries, benefits, etc. Shame on ASPCA. rescues animals from harm and advances the prevention, investigation and. Humane Society of the United States is awful too with spending their donations on their employees paychecks, but local humanely seem to be a lot better. Thanks so much to Paddock Post for your research and education. In 1866 Mr. Henry Bergh was not paid a high salary or other perks to begin his journey of HELPING suffering animals. You are best donating to small local animal shelters and even slightly rural as they are in the most need. And love and care for your own with a double and triple dose of TLC. Laura: Call your credit card company. It makes me angry to see how they care more about theirselves than the animals!! If you truly want your donation to help the animalsdonate to your local Human Society. He received his MBA from Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School and his Bachelor's degree in Communications from Ohio University. publicinformation@aspca.org or donate@aspca.org and grassroots@aspca.org Call the ASPCA 1 800 628 0028. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I dont see where they are feeding and housing these animals. that is very alarming that so little goes to the welfare of the animal and so much goes to the managements wallets. But where does the money actually go? Edited Report this post On Saturday, our ASPCA teams participated in an animal rescue operation in Milledgeville, Georgia, involving more than 60 . The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) has announced that it has named Matthew E. Bershadker President and CEO. What am I missing? Editors' Note. Ill donate to my local shelter to help them out. Just as I began to write my donation to the ASPCA, I decided to research how each dollar donated is spent. Where do I send my resume to become a CEO for this place I love the pay I can go to work right now and I have more than the qualifications for it just dont have to have any kind of worry about ripping people off I guess I think I could figure out how to get that way but I guess I could learn as I go along or have some of those Past Masters teach me LOL. You want to send more money than you can afford. I think this organization is about the animals!! Select from premium Matthew Bershadker of the highest quality. Visit www.HelpPetShelters.com to see one of our projects supporting the give local message. During the worldwide pandemic in 2020, Matthew and his group dispatched a progression of projects to save canines, felines, and ponies in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, and Asheville. If you want more of your donation dollars to go towards helping animals, look at your local shelter. The rooster of these employees reads like a pro sports team. As stated in the post, they spent $15 million on operating supplies, $4 million on veterinary and medical services, and transport, and $14 million on grants (1,288 grants were given to 844 organizations with 315 non-profits (501 (c) (3)s) receiving more than $5,000. A lifelong animal lover, he joined the nation's first animal welfare organization in 2001, serving most recently as Senior Vice President of the ASPCA Anti-Cruelty Group, the division responsible for programs that confront animal cruelty and suffering across the country. 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